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On framing, the value of narrative and storytelling in scholarly research, and the importance of asking the “what is this a story of” question April 3, 2023
Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.
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Linking theory with research, choosing a theoretical framework and developing alternative explanations December 22, 2020
Posted in academia, research.
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Project management for academics III: Juggling multiple writing/research projects September 13, 2020
Posted in academia, organization, planning, productivity, research.
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The Craft of Research (Booth, Colomb, Williams) – 3rd Edition – my reading notes July 17, 2019
Posted in academia.
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The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (my reading notes) May 1, 2019
Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.
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Developing a structured daily routine for writing and research November 17, 2018
Posted in academia.
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Interview Research in Political Science (Layna Mosley, Ed) – my reading notes September 7, 2018
Posted in academia, research, research methods, teaching.
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How to write an abstract for a paper July 18, 2018
Posted in academia, research, writing.
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On the importance of teaching the mechanics of doing research April 21, 2018
Posted in academia, research, research methods.
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On the economic geography of industrial decline in Mexico February 25, 2018
Posted in academia, cluster theory.
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How to write the introduction to a research paper February 2, 2018
Posted in academia, writing.
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Carving time to read: The AIC and Conceptual Synthesis Excel Dump combination method December 5, 2017
Posted in academia, reading strategies.
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3 strategies to catch up when you fall behind on your writing November 4, 2017
Posted in academia, research, writing.
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A full-engagement-based approach to research July 25, 2017
Posted in academia, research.
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Identifying what an undergraduate thesis, a Masters’ thesis and a doctoral dissertation entail, and based on that, narrowing the research thesis topic July 15, 2017
Posted in academia.
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Addressing the alleged ahistoricity of Elinor Ostroms’ commons theory March 16, 2017
Posted in academia.
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Paris as a site of field research on water governance March 12, 2017
Posted in academia, water governance, water policy.
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International Studies Association 2017: A Quantitative Test of the Double Grid Framework #ISA2017 February 22, 2017
Posted in academia.
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Different reading strategies II: Engaging at the meso-level January 31, 2017
Posted in academia, productivity.
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Reverse-planning (backcasting) a paper (or a research project) December 31, 2016
Posted in academia, productivity, research, research methods, writing.
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Mind mapping as a strategic research and writing tool December 22, 2016
Posted in academia, research, writing.
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8 strategies that may help keep up with reading during the semester December 22, 2016
Posted in academia.
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My talk on The Governance of Bottled Water in Mexico at the Center for Latin American Studies (University of California, Berkeley) September 30, 2016
Posted in academia.
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On having ethnographic sensibility September 6, 2016
Posted in academia, research methods.
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Should public administration scholarship be subjected to the same transparency standards as political science? A response to Lars Tummers August 1, 2016
Posted in academia, public administration, research methods.
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